Encoding as Base64 in Java

Question

I need to encode some data in the Base64 encoding in Java. How do I do that? What is the name of the class that provides a Base64 encoder?

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Answer 1

Use Java 8's never-too-late-to-join-in-the-fun class: java.util.Base64

new String(Base64.getEncoder().encode(bytes));